The Minister of Environmental Affairs has, in terms of sections 48A(2) and 86(1)(a), (b), (c) and (d) of the NEMPAA, published for public comment, the draft Regulations for the Management of the following proposed marine protected areas –
- The Namaqua Fossil Forest Marine Protected Area (GNR 99 on 3 February 2016);
- The Protea Banks Marine Protected Area (GNR 100 on 3 February 2016);
- The Port Elizabeth Corals Marine Protected Area (GNR 101 on 3 February 2016);
- The Agulhas Bank Complex Marine Protected Area (GNR 102 on 3 February 2016);
- The UThukela Banks Marine Protected Area (GNR 103 on 3 February 2016);
- The Orange Shelf Edge Marine Protected Area (GNR 104 on 3 February 2016);
- The Benguela Bank Marine Protected Area (GNR 105 on 3 February 2016);
- The Aliwal Shoal Marine Protected Area (GNR 110 on 3 February 2016);
- The Agulhas Muds Marine Protected Area (GNR 111 on 3 February 2016);
- The Amathole Offshore Marine Protected Area (GNR 113 on 3 February 2016);
- The Addo Elephant Marine Protected Area (GNR 114 on 3 February 2016);
- The Browns Bank Corals Marine Protected Area (GNR 117 on 3 February 2016);
- The iSimangaliso Marine Protected Area (GNR 118 on 3 February 2016);
- The Robben Island Marine Protected Area (GNR 119 on 3 February 2016);
- The Southwest Indian Seamount Marine Protected Area (GNR 121 on 3 February 2016);
- The Southeast Atlantic Seamount Marine Protected Area (GNR 123 on 3 February 2016);
- The Namaqua National Park Marine Protected Area (GNR 125 on 3 February 2016);
- The Benguela Muds Marine Protected Area (GNR 130 on 3 February 2016);
- The Browns Bank Complex Marine Protected Area (GNR 131 on 3 February 2016);
- The Agulhas Front Marine Protected Area (GNR 133 on 3 February 2016);
- The Cape Canyon Marine Protected Area (GNR 134 on 3 February 2016);
- The Childs Bank Marine Protected Area (GNR 186 on 17 February 2016).
Members of the public are invited to submit written comments within 90 days from the date of publication of these notices (i.e. on or before 3 May 2016).
